The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-08-12

'hl OciioIu place III bne mouse OF repre-
sentatives, is another of Denver's rich men.
He is lawyer, and he has one OF the best
renting brick business buildings in Denver.
This building brings Symes a rent of S15,0 200
year and it is worth $500, 900 1t is a very
popular place for law Offices and Symes, in
order to make it especially desirable for such
tenants, bought an expensive law library and
put it in his building for their uee. Symes is
said to be a good lawyer and he gets big
fees He has o redder head than Belforsi.
and he is SO straight that he could be used for
standard measure. He has a fair complex
ion, an austere air and beard as red as his
hair. He stands well here, but has none of
the brilliant wit which made Belford q ma
tional reputation on the floors of congress.
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And Belford! What has become of hima
Well, Belford is by no means a dead man vel,
and though he tells me he will never go back
to the house of representatives, will not be
surprised to see him popping up at Washing
ton any day. He has reformed since he came
back to Denver, and today he is as straight
as string and as bright as the gold of his
own Rocky mountains He has not touched a
drop OF anything Intoxicating for eight
months, and he has, as the business men here
say, got back his grip for good He is again
practlclng law, and he has now on hand some
OF the biggest cases in Colorado He told me
last night that the great mistake of his life
was his going into politics, and that the ten
years he spent in that way lost him fortune
u was making $50, 900 year at law" said
he, when was elected to congress Had I
refused to run would now be worth $780,
600, and propose to make this amount by
the end of the next ten years by staying at
home What does it all amount to, anyhowi
OF the 325 members of the house YOU can
number on your fingers those who can com
mand the attention of their fellows when
they take the floor, and of these ten not five
will have amy lasting standing before the
country. Hannibal Hamin once told ME
that during his terms in the senate he had
served with l5S senators, and as [ heard #
the transitnry nature of public life struck
me forcibly. Every congress shows 33 to 50
per cent. of the old members retired to ,uiyate
life, and it is all as sounding brass and a.
tinking cymbal." #**
Judge Belfori lives very nicely here at
Denver. He has a pleasant family, and his
red headed boys are chips of the old block in
their brightness. His renewed grip on the
law is bringing back his old grip OIL the
people, and lie has been doing considerable pub
lie speaking of late. He believes that both of
the old p rites need new men and new issues.
and says the albatross corpse of the dead
fights of the last twenty years still hangs
about their necks. He says that the temper
ance issue will yet be great national oues-
ton. AL that cause cannot be kent doHn
which has 1O.000.0O0 loi VISITS, Who, AS .e
wives of voters, can nightly whisper their
reasons into the ears Of these voters as their
hea'ls lie OH the pillows beside them Judge
Beford thinks that Conkling is still great in
the hearts of the Republicans, and if a great
issne should he sprung that he may come for
ward us "a leader. ~
Rich men among these westerners almost
always want to come to congress or the sen
ate, and understand that Hill, Tabor and q
number of others are scheming already for
the election. III the meantime Tom Bowen is
at his home in Del Norte, Colo, 2S5 miles
away from Denver, and Senator Teller is
living up in the mountains at the mining
town of Central City. Teller has a law Office
in Denver, and also a big ranch near Pueblo
Bowen's interests are i'll mines, and he once
told me that q man never got wealthy selling
postage stamps, and that if lie wanted to
make a fortune he must strike for big game.
1t was i'll this way that Bowen mas made what
he has, and he is said to he wealthy He rode
here from Arkansas a poor man. and for seven
years worked group of claims in company
with others i'll n corporation known as the
San Juan Mining company. 1t is said the
company was badly managed. and its stock
got down very low. Bowen saw that there
was money i'll its mines, and in 1881 its shares
were played for at poker in Del Norte at the
rate of two drinks a share Bowen quietly
bought them up, getting, it is said, $500, 600
worth of stock for S75. He soon got control of
the stock. He pushed the work, soon struck
rich lead and thus made fortune. He paid
his debts, and I am told he is interested i'll the
stamp mill which has since been erected near
his mine. FRANK G.. CARPENTER